Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with one week earlier, Slaughter cows mostly steady with exceptional individuals bringing 95.00 to 96.00, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $153.08/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −61.74 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$153.08

91 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$17.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.12

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	164.73	908	14thin
Medium and Large 2	542	155.88	845	32
Medium and Large 3	516	147.45	760	45

One grade step is worth $17.27/cwt here — about $147 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

20 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $226.86, low $185.87, median $214.82 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale91 hd

153.08

—

GA average14 barns · 1,472 hd

152.96

+0.12

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−61.74

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,601	109.27	1,749	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	80.72	982	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,562	78.96	1,233	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,146	65.36	749	26

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,178	$991	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,091	$909	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	948	$845	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	908	$1,029	8

Every lot, as filed

61 lots · USDA AMS · Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	139.17/cwt	135.00–142.50	797	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	172.38/cwt	170.00–175.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	148.50/cwt	145.00–152.50	781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	152.72/cwt	147.50–157.50	648	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	157.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	590	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	146.99/cwt	145.00–155.00	861	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	136.10/cwt	132.50–138.00	977	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	159.81/cwt	155.00–165.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	166.20/cwt	165.00–167.50	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	153.34/cwt	150.00–157.00	883	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	143.67/cwt	137.50–147.50	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	146.31/cwt	142.50–152.50	774	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	162.79/cwt	160.00–170.00	705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	128.72/cwt	127.50–130.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	156.93/cwt	152.50–160.00	739	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	141.54/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,016	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	172.38/cwt	167.50–177.50	991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	143.70/cwt	142.50–145.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	614	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	804	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	147.07/cwt	145.00–155.00	935	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	157.79/cwt	155.00–160.00	824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	139.13/cwt	137.50–140.00	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	178.85/cwt	175.00–185.00	678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	183.04/cwt	180.00–185.00	769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	192.35/cwt	190.00–195.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	152.39/cwt	147.50–157.50	724	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	62.98/cwt	59.00–66.00	708	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	74.34/cwt	70.00–77.00	865	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	90.17/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,201	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	70.70/cwt	68.00–75.00	846	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	76.95/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,224	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,262	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	81.99/cwt	78.00–85.00	999	23
Bulls	—	—	1,632	110.84/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,809	8
Bulls	—	—	1,475	103.01/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,519	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,069.34/head	970.00–1,150.00	1,069	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	725	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,210	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,014	793.74/head	740.00–840.00	794	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,001.06/head	950.00–1,030.00	1,001	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	874.46/head	785.00–950.00	874	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	655	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,040	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	163.23/cwt	160.00–165.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	145.25/cwt	140.00–150.00	906	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	123.72/cwt	122.50–125.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	136.21/cwt	135.00–137.50	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	629	128.85/cwt	125.00–135.00	810	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	169.03/cwt	165.00–172.50	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	176.57/cwt	175.00–180.00	851	3

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Wed Sep 14, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 267Year ago 678

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 85Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 76Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	132.50	132.50
1	—	530	176.00	176.00
3	—	718	132.50–138.00	136.10
1	—	355	195.00	195.00
4	—	420	180.00–185.00	183.04
3	—	482	175.00–180.00	176.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	135.00–142.50	139.17
7	—	526	145.00–152.50	148.50
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
16	—	475	147.50–157.50	152.39
3	—	418	160.00–165.00	163.23
5	—	629	125.00–135.00	128.85
3	—	373	165.00–172.50	169.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	170.00–175.00	172.38
8	—	586	145.00–155.00	146.99
2	—	525	155.00–165.00	159.81
2	—	475	165.00–167.50	166.20
5	—	379	175.00–185.00	178.85
2	—	325	190.00–195.00	192.35
7	—	624	140.00–150.00	145.25
2	—	775	122.50–125.00	123.72
2	—	675	135.00–137.50	136.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	147.50–157.50	152.72
6	—	375	155.00–160.00	157.41
2	—	475	142.50–145.00	143.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	150.00–157.00	153.34
4	—	670	137.50–147.50	143.67
3	—	718	135.00–145.00	141.54
7	—	636	145.00–155.00	147.07
7	—	522	155.00–160.00	157.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	142.50–152.50	146.31
6	—	433	160.00–170.00	162.79
2	—	725	127.50–130.00	128.72
10	—	471	152.50–160.00	156.93
3	—	618	137.50–140.00	139.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	152.50	152.50
2	—	565	152.50	152.50
18	—	614	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	664	140.00	140.00
1	—	765	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	167.50–177.50	172.38
1	—	535	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,124	59.00–66.00	62.98
8	—	1,196	68.00–75.00	70.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,164	70.00–77.00	74.34
5	—	1,332	89.00–93.00	90.17
23	—	1,218	78.00–85.00	81.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,590	75.00–79.00	76.95
1	—	1,450	87.00	87.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,632	108.00–114.00	110.84
2	—	1,475	100.00–106.00	103.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,203	970.00–1,150.00	1,069.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	940.00	940.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,153	950.00–1,030.00	1,001.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,014	740.00–840.00	793.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,140	785.00–950.00	874.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	810.00	810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	655	870.00	870.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	1,060.00	1,060.00

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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